Defender contract/club update - final Fall 2023
Where our Euro-based defenders stand heading into the fall
Cameron Carter-Vickers
under contract with Celtic in the Scottish Premiership until summer 2026
Mark McKenzie
under contract with Genk in the Belgian Pro League until summer 2025
Chris Richards
under contract with Crystal Palace in the English Premier League until summer 2027
Erik Palmer-Brown
*NEW CLUB* sold to Panathinaikos in the Greek Super League
under contract with Panathinaikos until summer 2027
Philippe Sandler
under contract with NEC Nijmegen in the Dutch Eredivisie until summer 2025
Auston Trusty
*NEW CLUB* sold to Sheffield United in the English Premier League
under contract with Sheffield United until summer 2027
Lennard Maloney
*PROMOTION* under contract with Heidenheim in the German Bundesliga until summer 2025
Justin Che
*NEW CLUB* on loan with Den Haag in the Dutch Eerste Divisie (second tier) until summer 2024
under contract with Brondby in the Danish Superliga through summer 2026
Josh Wynder
*NEW CLUB* sold to Benfica in the Portuguese Primera Division for $1.2m plus add-ons, a new record sale for the USL Championship
under contract with Benfica through summer 2025
Kik Pierie
*NEW CLUB* sold to Excelsior Rotterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie
under contract with Excelsior through summer 2025
Antonee Robinson
*CONTRACT EXTENSION* under contract with Fulham in the English Premier League until summer 2028
Joe Scally
under contract with Borussia M’Gladbach until summer 2027
Sergino Dest
*NEW CLUB* on loan with PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie until summer 2024
under contract with Barcelona until summer 2025
Sam Vines
under contract with Royal Antwerp in the Belgian Pro League until summer 2024
Bryan Reynolds
*NEW CLUB* sold to Westerlo in the Belgian Pro League
under contract with Westerlo until summer 2027
Marlon Fossey
*CONTRACT EXTENSION* under contract with Standard Liege in the Belgian Pro League until summer 2027
Reggie Cannon
*NEW CLUB* Boavista failed to pay wages, signed with Queens Park Rangers in the English Championship
under contract with QPR until summer 2027
Kristoffer Lund
*NEW CLUB* sold to Palermo FC in Italian Serie B
under contract with Palermo until summer 2027
George Bello
*NEW CLUB* signed with LASK in the Austrian Bundesliga as a free agent
under contract with LASK until summer 2026
Jonathan Gomez
*NEW CLUB* on loan with Mirandes in the Spanish Segunda Division until summer 2024
under contract with Real Sociedad in Spanish La Liga until summer 2025